This bill directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to adopt three specific voluntary standards as final consumer product safety standards within 180 days of enactment: ANSI/CAN/UL 2271 (batteries for light electric vehicle applications), ANSI/CAN/UL 2849 (electrical systems for eBikes), and ANSI/UL 2272 (electrical systems for personal e-mobility devices). The Commission must limit the standards to "consumer products" as defined in section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act. If those voluntary standards are revised after enactment, the standards organization must notify the Commission; the revised standard becomes effective 180 days after that notice unless the Commission finds within 90 days that the revision does not improve safety. Standards adopted under the bill are treated as consumer product safety rules under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act. The Commission must also submit a report to specified congressional committees within 5 years describing fires, explosions, and other hazards related to lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility products, including the source of information, make and model if known, whether the battery complied with the standard if known, and manufacturer and country of manufacture if known.
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The sponsors introduced the measure to establish consumer product safety standards for certain lithium-ion batteries by adopting specific ANSI/CAN/UL standards. Sponsors listed in the bill metadata include Senators Gillibrand, Blackburn, Fischer, Schumer, Kim, and Young.
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